Bob Long and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bob Long or Phil Niekro? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Bob Long vs. Phil Niekro comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Bob Long Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Long and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
33.33
33.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
33.33
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.33
4.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.24
5.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
5.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.241
0.241
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.241
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
359
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
359
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
119.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
119.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
53
109
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.22
8.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.4
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.27
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.19
4.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.74
5.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.12
1.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.103
1.103
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
4
Bob Long
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
252
519
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
519
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.81
4.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.379
1.379
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.379
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
453
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
453
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.94
0.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.242
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.1
39.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.1

Fielding Stats for Bob Long and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
9.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
9.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
14.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
14.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
854.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
854.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
284.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
284.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
19.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
19.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
19.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
19.64
Bob Long
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
39.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
39.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
39.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
39.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.242
0.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.242
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Long and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
20
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.417
0.417
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.417
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.13
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.167
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.167
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.075
0.075
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.075
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.25
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
5
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
5
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.07
-0.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.33
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
5
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Bob Long
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Long
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0